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malware

(mal´wãr) (n.) Short for malicious software, malware refers to software designed specifically to damage or disrupt a system, such as a virus or a Trojan horse.

Also see The Difference Between a Virus, Worm and Trojan Horse  in the Did You Know? section of Webopedia.



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